Let's dive into this subtraction. We'll start with 700989 and subtract 7774 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 1 and get 5.
5 is the first digit of our result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 7 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 2 and get 1.
1 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 7 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 3 and get 2.
2 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 7 and the borrow 0 from 0 in column 4 and get -7.
We add -7 to 10 and get 3 as the next digit of the result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 1 from 0 in column 5 and get -1.
We add -1 to 10 and get 9 as the next digit of the result.

Step 6: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 1 from 7 in column 6 and get 6.
6 is the next digit of our result.

So, 700989 - 7774 = 693215.